12 Facts About Daihatsu Charade

1.

Daihatsu Charade is a supermini car produced by the Japanese manufacturer Daihatsu from 1977 to 2000.

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2.

In China, the Daihatsu Charade was called Xiali and was produced by Tianjin FAW, under the registered mark of "China FAW".

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3.

The Daihatsu Charade was a surprise best-seller in Japan, where ever tighter emissions standards had made many observers consider the one-litre car dead in the marketplace.

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4.

The Daihatsu Charade became an overnight success and became the Japanese "Car of the Year" for 1979.

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5.

Daihatsu Charade was very popular in Chile and some other Latin American countries during the 1970s and 1980s.

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6.

At 1981 Tokyo Motor Show, Daihatsu Charade displayed a 1-liter turbo car concept in collaboration with Italian exotic sport car maker De Tomaso Automobili.

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7.

China, the G11 Daihatsu Charade was known as the Tianjin TJ730 as a CKD from 1986 to 1988.

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8.

The Daihatsu Charade represented nearly half of Alfa Romeo's South African production in 1985.

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9.

The Daihatsu Charade GTti was the first production car to produce 100 brake horsepower per liter and the fastest 1.

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10.

North American Daihatsu Charade appeared in three different trim levels until 1989; the CES, CLS, and CLX.

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11.

G100 Daihatsu Charade had a limited albeit fairly successful rally career.

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12.

Tianjin Xiali TJ730, based on the G11 Daihatsu Charade was built by FAW Tianjin from knock-down kits from 1986 to 1988.

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